‘A Really Good Bill’: Gov. Kemp Defends Georgia’s Voting Law

Gov. Brian Kemp addressed the Georgia Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday in Columbus. He said businesses have a responsibility to publicly advocate against crime and for ways to decrease crime.

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Less than a week after Gov. Brian Kemp signed Georgia’s new Republican-led voting bill into law, the scrutiny has persisted.

Three federal lawsuits have already been filed to challenge its constitutionality, and calls of boycotts of some of Atlanta’s largest companies have persisted in the wake of frustration those companies didn’t do more to protest the bill.

Kemp is speaking out in defense of the legislation and those companies, trying to counter Democratic arguments that the bill is designed to suppress votes.